Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Indonesian Sign Language - (inl)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Timor-Leste

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Population: 6,800

Global Population: 6,800

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Deaf Timorese of Timor-Leste, numbering 6,800, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Timor-Leste. Their primary language is Indonesian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Timorese is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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